title: Hemoptysis. A rare presentation of a vallecular cyst.
abstract: Hemoptysis is a frightening experience for both patient and clinician and warrants prompt evaluation and diagnosis. We report a case of a vallecular cyst (VC) in a 30-year-old gentleman presenting with hemoptysis. Carbon dioxide laser dissection of the VC after needle decompression was carried out with no complications or recurrence in a 2 months follow-up. In such rare lesions, the authors tend to have conflicting opinions in their classification, evaluation, and management. In this report, these opinions are reviewed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, PO Box 245, Riyadh 11411, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. dr.saad.alsaleh@gmail.com
authors.forename: Saad A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Alsaleh
authors.forename: Ahmed Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Al-Ammar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed